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Northrop Grumman has announced the appointment of Christine Zeitz as general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, responsible for all aspects of program performance and strategic growth in Australia, Japan and South Korea.
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Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Zeitz served as chief executive of Leidos Australia, responsible for strategic growth in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that, she served as president of BAE Systems for the north-east Asia region.
Zeitz will report to Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president, defence systems sector; and will partner with Northrop Grumman’s chief executives in the Asia-Pacific region. She will be based in Canberra, Australia.
Petryszyn welcomed Zeitz to the Northrop Grumman team, saying, "I look forward to Christine leading our continued growth across the Asia-Pacific region to ensure we are well positioned to support our customers."
As a global aerospace and defence company, Northrop Grumman has a well-established presence with a network of offices and local operations across the Asia-Pacific region.
The company serves as a lead systems integrator, in addition to providing maintenance and logistics support, and delivering advanced systems like the MQ-4C Triton, RQ-4 Global Hawk and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
Stephen Kuper
Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.
